Monument record MLI34923 - IRON AGE REMAINS, WELLAND BANK PIT
Summary
IRON AGE REMAINS, WELLAND BANK PIT
Type and Period (3)
- SETTLEMENT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- SALT WORKS (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS SO FAR ON THE SITE OF WELLAND BANK PIT HAVE REVEALED FEATURES INCLUDING PITS, POST-HOLES, GULLIES, FIELD BOUNDARIES, TRACKWAY AND POSSIBLE ROUND HOUSES. TWO LARGE DITCHES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE AREA MAY DEFINE THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF A SETTLEMENT ENCLOSURE. THESE ARE PROBABLY CONTEMPORARY WITH THE DITCHES WHICH CONTAINED LATE BRONZE AGE/EARLY IRON AGE POTTERY. {1}{2}{3}{4}
AN EXTENSION OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS REVEALED THAT THERE IS FURTHER EVIDENCE FOR TIMBER STRUCTURES. A PIT WAS REVEALED THAT CONTAINED A WOODEN STAKE OR POST AND OTHER ARTEFACTS. THESE ARE WITHIN AN ENCLOSURE PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED. THE MAIN ENCLOSURE DITCHES BECAME REDUNDANT AND WERE BACKFILLED. SUBSEQUENTLY A GROUP OF PITS WERE CUT, MOSTLY ON THE LINES OF THESE FORMER DITCHES. THESE PITS CONTAINED MANY ARTEFACTS. EVIDENCE FOR SMALL SCALE SALT MAKING WAS ALSO REVEALED. FURTHER FEATURES WERE ALSO REVEALED, INCLUDING PITS (ONE CONTAINING PART OF A POSSIBLE BOAT), AND OTHER STRUCTURAL EVIDENCE. {5}
A FURTHER EVALUATION REVEALED MORE OF THE SETTLEMENT PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED TO THE WEST. {8}
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SLI5345 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 1994. Archaeological Watching Brief at Welland Bank Pit Phase 1, Deeping St James. WBP94.
- <2> SLI1769 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 1994. Archaeological Watching Brief at Welland Bank Pit Phase 1, Deeping St James. LCNCC 135.94.
- <3> SLI697 Article in Serial: F.N. Field and I. George. 1995. Archaeology in Lincolnshire. VOL 30 P 41.
- <4> SLI10850 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 1995. Welland Bank Pit 3rd Interim Statement. -.
- <4> SLI5344 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 1995. Archaeological Watching Brief at Welland Bank Pit Phase 2, Deeping St James. -.
- <5> SLI1799 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 1996. Archaeological Investigations at Welland Bank Pit, Deeping St James: Interim Report. WBE95.
- <6> SLI3438 Report: Geophysical Surveys of Bradford. 1996. Report on Geophysical Survey: Welland Bank Pit II. -.
- <7> SLI3956 Serial: START, D.. 1996. BRITISH ARCH NEWS. P4 COPY IN PARISH FILE.
- <8> SLI1962 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 1996. Archaeological Evaluation of a Late Bronze Age-Early Iron Age Settlement on Sly-Mason Fields, Welland Bank Quarry, Deeping St James. WQE96.
- <9> SLI5483 Aerial Photograph: Palmer, Roger. 1997. Air Photo Services Collection. 97-67/1; 9/5/97.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1817 0797 (1124m by 1043m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DEEPING ST JAMES, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (6)
- Event - Intervention: Archaeological evaluation at Welland Bank Pit (ELI6894)
- Event - Intervention: Archaeological evaluation of a late Bronze Age - early Iron Age settlement at Welland Bank Pit (ELI6895)
- Event - Survey: Geophysical survey at Welland Bank Pit II (ELI388)
- Event - Intervention: Watching brief at Welland Bank Pit (ELI6893)
- Event - Intervention: Watching brief at Welland Bank Pit phase 1 (ELI6891)
- Event - Intervention: Watching brief at Welland Bank Pit phase 2 (ELI6892)
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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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